UCL ocean physicist to deliver Royal Institution Christmas Lecture

Ocean physicist Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) is one of three scientists who have been chosen to deliver the Royal Institution's 2020 Christmas Lectures. Dr Czerski will join ge ologist Professor Chris Jackson and environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine to give a "user's guide" to Planet Earth, exploring the hidden wonders of Earth that keep us all alive as well as the impact of human activity on our planet. It is the first time in over 60 years that more than one lecturer has delivered the series. The Royal Institution said the choice of three lecturers brought academic rigour to the complexity of the Earth's inner workings and reflected the fact that no single scientific discipline can provide the solution to tackling climate change. Dr Czerski said: " It's fantastic to be asked, along with Chris and Tara, to present this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. My lecture will be on the global ocean, a subject that I really care about and spend a lot of time talking about. We rarely see the ocean presented to the public in a way that really showcases the gloriously complex and dynamic system that it is, and that is my aim.